Phyllis frowned. She couldn't hear what she was saying. Worried that they might be hurt by her shot, she asked again, “Are you guys okay? Let's wait for the assistants to come to get you, alright?” Aria composed herself and held her tongue back. She decided to keep whatever she was about to spit out to herself. She remembered that they were in an open area filled with cameras. She should never let her guard down. Aria gritted her teeth before stifling a weak giggle. “I'm fine. I was just a little startled. Don't worry about us and carry on with the game.” Phyllis found her response reasonable and just nodded. She did not even remember their previous quarrel. All she thought about was how the girls could have been hurt by her shot. Ten minutes left in the game and they were currently down to four players. And Phyllis continued to look out for other players that she could target. “Lis, where are you?” A voice suddenly spoke on her headpiece. Upon hearing his voice, she tried t
Everyone gathered around after seeing Zacharias come out of the playing field. He took off his helmet and protective goggles before joining his team who was waiting for him with Alex. “Uncle! Uncle, we won!!” Eon exclaimed while jumping with his hands held up. Zacharias understood that the kid wanted to be carried, so he lifted him up. He affectionately ruffled his hair before pinching Eon's cheeks. “Aren't you going to congratulate me, Eon?” “Well, you did a good job, uncle! Congrats! You were so rad earlier!” Eon complemented with a bright smile on his face. “Congratulations, Luna for winning the shooting game! And based on your scores, you guys won an all-expense paid three-day vacation here at La Estella's Hotel and Adventure Park!” The guests all clapped their hands for Luna. They were all glad that they survived the show safely. Apollo, who almost won the game, was feeling a little down. If not for that missed shot, they would have won the game. Among the members,
"Thank you for letting me join you in the games,” she said before bowing her head to the members of Apollo. Phyllis came across the group while she and Zacharias were on the way to eat dinner with the other members of Luna. They were now set to leave the hotel to go back to their other scheduled commitments. Ashton shook his head. “No no no, we should be thanking you, Phyllis! If not for you, the show would have been delayed.” “That's right! And you also pulverized most of the girls earlier which was so cool!” Jameson added with a thumbs up. “Just call us when you need us, okay? But since we did not win, we can negotiate our rates!” Hendrick reminded her of their offer earlier. Phyllis chuckled. “Alright, I'll make sure to tell you guys! But don't charge us too much and give us a discount!” “What?! You'd rob us of our profit, Phyllis!” Yuno commented while crossing his hands. “Okay, enough, guys.” Ashton cut them off before turning to Phyllis again to give her his busines
“So what is it, Aster?” asked Phyllis, who was still wearing her dance costume. Aster looked around while nibbling his lips. He then spotted a group of boys walking towards them while carrying a bat. “Wow, idol!” one of the boys exclaimed as he examined Phyllis' figure. “I watched your performance earlier and it was so damn hot!” Aster instinctively pulled Phyllis to his back and faced the boys. “What do you want from her?” “Oh! You're the trainee from that big agency, right?” Aster did not answer. He just glared at them with his hand tightly holding Phyllis' wrists. The leader chuckled and shook his head. He glanced at Phyllis, who was coldly looking at him and played with his bat by tapping the barrel of his baseball bat. “Well, we're here to confess to our dear wonder dancer, Phyllis Lu!” “You, bastard!” he yelled as he attempted to step forward. Phyllis pulled him back and whispered, “It's fine. It's not unusual for me to have admirers, so just let it go.” “Don't j
“Phyllis is fine now. She just needs more rest.” Phyllis' brother, Phylian heaves a sigh of relief. His hands, which were shaking in anxiety, gradually calmed upon hearing the doctor's words. Now that he confirmed that his twin is alright, he can now be at ease. What he only needs to worry about is how he is going to deal with his sister's dance partner. “What caused her to faint like this?” Leila asked. “She fainted due to exhaustion and stress. There might be a trigger to this, do you guys perhaps know?” Rui and Leila both glanced at Phylian, awaiting his answer. Phylian bit his lips as he nodded his head slowly. “She's afraid of blood.” “Hemophobia, I see. Then you should never let your sister encounter this again to avoid getting triggered,” reminded the doctor. “We will do our best, doc. Thank you.” The doctor nodded before heading out of Phyllis' room. The three were left with Phyllis, who was still unconscious. They were all just sitting on the sofa, aimlessly
Now back to his clean and usual self, Aster nervously faced the three in their living room. His legs couldn't stop shaking as he anxiously waited for them to speak. Even though he wanted to say sorry, he doesn't have the courage to say so. Every time he wishes to speak, his tongue stops as soon as he meets Phylian's sharp eyes. Phylian has the same almond eyes as Phyllis'. However, his eyes were darker and colder. His thick eyebrows even made him look more intimidating as they darkened his eyes more. One word popped up in his mind at the moment; scary. Phylian and Phyllis were twins. But they were very different in so many ways. Aster was not in Phyllis' class. She was in an advanced academic class while he was in an art-centric class. It was impossible that he would encounter a girl from the competitive class and become friends with her out of nowhere. Phyllis was a bright girl who was friends with everyone. She was the type of girl who would stand out because she was su
“What is…” she mumbled as she scanned her surroundings. She's realized that she is now inside a hospital ward, getting an infusion. She tried to get up from the bed but her body was so weak that she gave up. Then, memories about what happened before she blacked out surfaced. She remembered how Aster left her to talk to the boys who wanted to invite her out. And she also remembered how Aster's face was mostly covered in blood. Just recalling Aster's condition earlier gave Phyllis a goosebump. Her breathing suddenly became heavy and her hands instinctively tightened at the thought of the crimson red blood dripping down Aster's face. She tried to keep that image away from her mind by tightly shutting her eyes. Aside from the horrific sight of blood, she couldn't help but think of Aster's situation and blame herself for what happened to him. No matter how much she tried to keep the scene from her head, it just kept on coming back like a loop. Her arms felt like jelly and
Zacharias hid behind the wall near Phyllis and Aster, frozen as he listen to their conversation. “So… Do you like me?” he heard Phyllis ask. It was a question that made his heart jump—still hanging in the air in suspense. “Yes, I do. I like you ever since we were in high school.” “All I wanted is to own all of you…” Every word Aster spoke of was like a nail hammered into Zacharias' heart. If he has an extra one percent of courage, he'd go and push Aster away from Phyllis. But… But he wanted to know how Phyllis feels about this old friend of hers. He wanted to hear her response… “Aster…” THUMP THUMP “...can you back off a little? You're making me feel uncomfortable, so don't whisper in my ear.” “It's weird,” she continued. With a sassy tone, she readily expressed her dislike for Aster. She did not hold back and told him what was making her uncomfortable. Even though Phyllis kept a friendly distance between her and Aster, he couldn't seem to get a hint. And now,